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  • US: A big inflation report is on the way Wednesday. Here’s what to expect

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    With concerns running high that President Donald Trump’s tariff policies will aggravate inflation, a report Wednesday could deliver some mildly encouraging news. The consumer price index for February is forecast to show an increase of 0.3% for a broad array of goods and services across the largest economy in the world. That projection holds both for the all-items measure and the core index that excludes volatile food and energy prices. On an annual basis, that would put headline inflation at 2.9% and the core reading at 3.2%, both 0.1 percentage point lower than in January. The good news is those rates represent a ... (full story)

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  • Mar 11, 2025 10:06pm Mar 11, 2025 10:06pm
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Continue to increase the debt ceiling and doing much spending and also printing too much money ….. debt increase as a result of rising inflation rate …… good
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  • Mar 12, 2025 4:14am Mar 12, 2025 4:14am
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Continue to increase the debt ceiling and doing much spending and also printing too much money ….. debt increase as a result of rising inflation rate …… good
That's not how it works.
Raising the debt ceiling just allows the government to pay existing obligations—it doesn’t cause inflation. Excessive money printing can be inflationary, but it depends on how it's done. Debt and inflation aren’t directly linked the way you’re implying.
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Inflation rises 3.1% expectations
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